Dr. Derrick DeSilva on EXTRA discussing H1N1 and vaccination. After the CDC declared H1N1 as widespread, many people fell into panic over the rising death toll & infection rate. A college cheerleader who appeared on TV soon after the CDC announcement spurred another panic after she announced that the h1n1 vaccine had given her permanent and irreversible brain damage. Even Sanjya Gupta, CNN’s chief medical correspondent came down with H1N1 and urged all parents to get their kids vaccinated. Dr. DeSilva says that %99.99 of people who get the swine flue will not die, whether they take the vaccine or not.




